Crock Pot Brisket: It MELTS in Your Mouth!

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon cubes

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and can add flavor.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar offers a lower glycemic index.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free and offers a similar flavor.

Combine chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, paprika, brown sugar, and salt to make the dry rub.

Mix everything together very well and reserve.

Pour barbecue sauce in a bowl and mix well with apple cider vinegar, salt, and hot sauce.

Stir everything very well and reserve the sauce.

Season both sides of the brisket with the dry rub, massaging very well.

Spread olive oil on both sides of the brisket.

Grease the bottom of the crock pot or slow cooker with cooking spray to prevent sticking.

Place the brisket into the crock pot with the fat side up.

Pour half of the sauce on top of the brisket and reserve the remaining sauce for later.

Close the lid and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 4 to 6 hours.

When cooking time ends, open the lid and transfer the brisket to a shallow baking pan lined with foil.

Baste the brisket all over very well with the remaining sauce.

Broil the brisket for five to eight minutes or until charred on the edges.

Spoon the sauce on top of the sliced brisket.

Serve the tender brisket with your favorite sides or in sandwiches, sliders, tacos, and more.

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